Heated clothing controller

ABSTRACT

A heated clothing controller is revealed. A front cover disposed with a pressed part is mounted in a through hole of a clothing body. The front cover is stitched on the clothing body along a periphery of the pressed part. A rear cover is arranged behind and assembled with the front cover. A receiving space for mounting a control unit is formed between the front cover and the rear cover. The front cover and the rear cover are sewn together along peripheries. Due to the design of the controller connected to the clothing body only at a central area thereof, a pulling force acted on the controller is dramatically reduced during washing. Thus the controller is fixed tightly on the clothing body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a heated clothing controller,especially to a heated clothing controller that is securely fixed onheated clothing.

2. Description of Related Art

Most of heater controllers disposed on clothes available now are sewedon clothes along a periphery of the heater controller. While usersmoving, the clothes they wear is also pulled and moved. Under suchcondition, the heater controller comes loose and falls off gradually.Especially during washing, the clothes are pulled and twisted as theclothes get agitated in a washing machine. The controller sewn on theclothes is also dragged, getting loose and falling off gradually.

Moreover, a heater controller on the clothes is used to turn on/offheating plates and adjust heating temperature. However, while performingtemperature adjustment, users can only learn the temperature by thenumber of the controller being pressed or the temperature they sensed.If there is a temperature indicator, users can exactly know thetemperature after adjustment. The heater provides more effectiveheating.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore it is a primary object of the present invention to provide aheated clothing controller which is fixed firmly on clothing for heatpreservation.

In order to achieve the above object, a heated clothing controller ofthe present invention is composed of a front cover, a rear cover, adiffusion plate and a control unit.

The front cover includes a pressed part and a concave receiving part.The pressed part is disposed projectingly on a center of the front coverand is mounted in a through hole of a clothing body correspondingly. Theconcave receiving part is arranged at a rear surface of the pressedpart. Sewing threads are sewn along a periphery of the pressed part toconnect the clothing body and the front cover.

The rear cover is arranged at a rear side of the front cover and is sewnon the front cover along a periphery thereof by using sewing threads.

The diffusion plate is a transparent film disposed in the receiving partof the front cover.

The control unit is mounted between the front cover and the rear coverand having a substrate. A press button is arranged at a center of thesubstrate and a plurality of light emitting bodies is disposed aroundthe press button. Both the press button and the light emitting bodiesare arranged in the receiving part of the front cover, behind thediffusion plate. The substrate is further disposed with a microprocessorwhich is electrically connected to the press button and the lightemitting bodies.

In the present invention, only the central area of the controller isconnected to the clothing body while the periphery of the controller isseparated from the clothing body. Thus the controller is in contact withthe clothing body in a small area. During movement of users wearing theclothes with the controller or the washing of the clothes with thecontroller, a pulling force applied to the clothes is mainly acted onthe clothing body and only less pulling force acted on the controller.Therefore the controller is fixed firmly on the clothing body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The structure and the technical means adopted by the present inventionto achieve the above and other objects can be best understood byreferring to the following detailed description of the preferredembodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an explosive view of an embodiment according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing showing assembling of an embodimentaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an assembled view of an embodiment according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of an embodiment according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing an embodiment in use according tothe present invention;

FIG. 6 is an explosive view of another embodiment according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the embodiment in FIG. 6 accordingto the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Refer to FIG. 1, a heated clothing controller of the present inventionincludes a front cover 1, a rear cover 2, a diffusion plate 3 and acontrol unit 4.

The front cover 1 is disposed with a projecting pressed part 11 at acenter thereof on one side and a concave receiving part 12 formed on arear surface of the pressed part 11. The pressed part 11 is mounted intoa through hole 51 arranged at a clothing body 5 correspondingly. Theclothing body 5 and the front cover 1 are connected to each other byusing sewing threads 52 stitched along a periphery of the pressed part11. Thus the front cover 1 is fixed on the clothing body 5.

The rear cover 2 is covered to a rear side of the front cover 1correspondingly. A receiving space 21 is concavely mounted on a centerof the rear cover 2 and two slots 22 set on opposite sides thereof. Theslots 22 communicate with the receiving space 21. The front cover 1 andthe rear cover 2 are connected and sewn together also by using sewingthreads 52 along their peripheries.

The diffusion plate 3 is a transparent film that diffuses lightuniformly and is mounted in the receiving part 12 of the front cover 1.

The control unit 4 is disposed in the receiving space 21 of the rearcover 2 and is having a substrate 41, a press button 42, a plurality oflight emitting bodies 43, a microprocessor 44, and two conductive wires45. The press button 42 is arranged at a center of the substrate 41 andthe light emitting bodies 43 are disposed around the press button 42 onthe substrate 41. Both the press button 42 and the light emitting bodies43 are mounted in the receiving part 12 of the front cover 1, locatedbehind the diffusion plate 3. As to the microprocessor 44, it is alsoarranged at the substrate 41 and is electrically connected to both thepress button 42 and the light emitting bodies 43. The two conductivewires 45 are connected to the substrate 41 and are extended out from thesubstrate 41 through the slots 22 of the rear cover 2. One of theconductive wires 45 is connected to a heating unit while the otherconductive wire 45 is joined with a power supply unit.

While being assembled, refer to FIG. 2, the projecting pressed part 11of the front cover 1 is passed through the through hole 51 of theclothing body 5 so that the pressed part 11 of the front cover 1 isexposed. Then the periphery of the pressed part 11 of the front cover 1is sewed onto the clothing body 5 by using the sewing threads 52. Referto FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the diffusion plate 3 is placed into the receivingpart 12 of the front cover 1 and then the control unit 4 is attached tothe front cover 1. Thus both the press button 42 and the light emittingbodies 43 are also received in the receiving part 12 of the front cover1 and behind the diffusion plate 3. Next the rear cover 2 is assembledwith both the control unit 4 and the front cover 1, allowing theconductive wires 45 of the control unit 4 extending out through theslots 22 of the rear cover 2. The two conductive wires 45 are connectedto the heating unit and the power supply unit respectively. The frontcover 1 and the rear cover 2 are connected to each other by using thesewing thread 52 sewn along their peripheries. Both the diffusion plate3 and the control unit 4 are mounted and fixed securely between thefront cover 1 and the rear cover 2.

Refer to FIG. 5, the heated clothing controller of the present inventionis only sewed and fixed on the clothing body 5 at the central areathereof while the periphery of the controller is separated from theclothing body 5. When users wear clothes with the controller of thepresent invention, the clothing body 5 is pulled and moved along withthe movement of the users. Only a central part of the controller sewnand fixed on the clothing body 5 so that the movement of the controlleralong with the clothing body 5 is reduced and the controller remainsfixed tightly on the clothing body 5. Moreover, when the clothes getdirty and need to be washed, the force and torsion a washing machineacted on the clothes are dramatically reduced due to the design of thecontroller with only the central part thereof connected to the clothingbody 5. Thus the controller and the clothing body 5 will not beseparated during washing processes.

Furthermore, the users can turn on/off the heating unit and adjustheating temperature of the heating unit by the controller of the presentinvention when users body temperature changes along with movement orchanges of air temperature in external environment. Refer to FIG. 4 andFIG. 5, the pressed part 11 exposed on the clothing body 5 is pressed bya force the user applied. The force is distributed uniformly through thediffusion plate 3 so as to avoid damages of the press button 42 causedby impulse of the pressing force. After being pressed, the press button42 drives the electrically-connected microprocessor 44 to control theamount of current flowing from the conductive wire 45 to the heatingunit for turning on/off and temperature adjustment of the heating unit.When the user presses the press button 42 to turn on/off the heatingunit or adjust heating temperature through the microprocessor 44, thelight emitting bodies 43 electrically connected to the microprocessor 44emit light with various colors corresponding to on/off state of theheating unit and different temperatures. The light from the lightemitting bodies 43 is diffused uniformly after passing through thediffusion plate 3 to illuminate the pressed part 11. According to thecolor of the light emitted from the pressed part 11, users can learn thetemperature or the on/off state of the heating unit clearly. The heatedclothing for providing warmth or heat treatment achieves optimaleffects.

Refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, another embodiment is revealed. The frontcover 1 is further arranged with a mounting space 13 concavely on a rearside thereof. A seal part 23 corresponding to the mounting space 13 ofthe front cover 1 is disposed projectingly on the rear cover 2. Afterthe diffusion plate 3 and the control unit 4 being mounted in thereceiving part 12 and the mounting space 13 of the front cover 1, themounting space 13 of the front cover 1 is sealed well by the seal part23. Then the front cover 1 and the rear cover 2 are sewed and connectedto each other along their peripheries. By the correspondingconcave-convex design of the mounting space 13 of the front cover 1 andthe seal part 23 of the rear cover 2, the front cover 1 and the rearcover 2 are assembled with each other more closely and tightly. Thus abetter water resistance is provided and water will not infiltrate intothe controller. Moreover, a slot 14 is disposed on one side of the frontcover 1 and also on one side of the rear cover 2, allowing twoconductive wires 45 of the control unit 4 extending out through the slot14 and connected to the heating unit and the power supply unitrespectively.

In summary, the controller of the present invention has followingadvantages:

1. The heated clothing controller is sewed and fixed on a clothing bodyonly at a central area thereof while a periphery of the heated clothingcontroller is separated from the clothing body. Thereby the central areaof the controller is only contacted with and sewed on the clothing bodyin a small area. When users wear clothes with the controller for variousactivities or while the clothes with the controller being washed, mostof a pulling force applied to the clothes is acted on the clothing body.Thus the pulling force delivered to the controller is reducedsignificantly. Therefore the heated clothing controlled is set on theclothing body tightly.2. There is a plurality of light emitting bodies arranged in the controlunit and electrically connected to the microprocessor. When users pressthe button to turn on/off or adjust heating temperature of the heatingunit through the microprocessor, the light emitting bodies also worksimultaneously. According to the on/off state and the heatingtemperature of the heating unit, the light emitting bodies emit lightwith different colors. Thus users can know the state of the heating unitand the temperature adjustment condition based on the light color so asto control the heating unit more efficiently.3. By the diffusion plate disposed between the pressed part of the frontcover and the press button of the control unit, the force users appliedto the pressed part is distributed uniformly and then transferred to thepress button of the control unit. Thus damages of the press buttoncaused by impulse of the force can be prevented.4. By the diffusion plate arranged between the pressed part of the andthe light emitting bodies of the control unit, the light emitted fromthe light emitting bodies is diffused uniformly to illuminate the wholepressed part. According to the color of the light from the pressed part,users learn the on/off state and the heating condition of the heatingunit so as to achieve more effective heating.

Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects isnot limited to the specific details, and representative devices shownand described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be madewithout departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventiveconcept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalent.

What is claimed is:
 1. A heated clothing controller comprising: a frontcover disposed with a projecting pressed part at a center on one sidethereof being mounted in a through hole of a clothing body and a concavereceiving part formed on a rear surface of the pressed part; theclothing body and the front cover are connected to each other by sewingthreads along a periphery of the pressed part, allowing the front coverfixed on the clothing body; a rear cover assembled with a rear side ofthe front cover correspondingly and being sewn to the front cover alonga periphery thereof by using sewing threads; a diffusion plate that is atransparent film and is disposed in the receiving part of the frontcover; and a control unit mounted between the front cover and the rearcover; the control unit having a substrate, a press button arranged at acenter of the substrate, a plurality of light emitting bodies disposedon the substrate and around the press button, and a microprocessor seton the substrate and electrically connected to the press button and thelight emitting bodies; both the press button and the light emittingbodies are arranged in the receiving part of the front cover and behindthe diffusion plate.
 2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein therear cover is concavely arranged with a receiving space at a centerthereof for mounting the control unit therein.
 3. The device as claimedin claim 1, wherein the front cover is concavely disposed with amounting space on a rear side thereof for mounting the control unit; aseal part corresponding to the mounting space of the front cover isprojectingly arranged at the rear cover.